My grandfather decided not to go to Pakistan...because Delhi was his homeland.
My relatives in Pakistan always admired us because they didn't have a functional secular state.
I am proud to be an Indian because we still have courage to oppose religion-based citizenship.
Muslims vs INDIA story
1 MUSLIM BIRTH=POPULATION CRISIS
2 MUSLIM EDUCATION= MADARSA CRISIS
3 MUSLIM HIGHER EDUCATION= POSSIBLE TERRORISM CRISIS
4 MUSLIM FOOD=COW CRISIS
5 MUSLIM WEDDING=TRIPLE TALAQ CRISIS
6 MUSLIM HEALTH=CORONA CRISIS
7 MUSLIM DEATH=GRAVEYARD/ URBAN CRISIS
For the first time in my academic career I was asked to change the title of my presentation by the organizers.
The title was:
MUSLIMS IN NEW INDIA
(By the way, the Organizers are self-declared "SECULAR"and has nothing to do with BJP or RSS!)
I refused!
Shashi Tharoor, Pavan Varma and many others are proud HINDU authors now.
Shall I call myself a proud MUSLIM author?
I shouldn't.
My identity as a researcher and author will become meaningless if I begin to 'represent' Muslims' views!
For my students, I am a teacher; for my academic colleagues, I am a researcher; for my readers, I am an author; and for my great teachers, I am nothing but a student. These IDENTITIES travel with my Muslimness without any contradiction. It pains when I am addressed ONLY as MUSLIM
BJP is not concerned about
@_YogendraYadav
's name as Salim.
Actually they are scared of the inherent unity of the people of India that Yogendra bhai's politics represents.
The majority of INDIAN MUSLIMS have been historically poor and marginalised.
They did not have any direct connection with the so-called Muslim rule.
Associating poor Muslims either with Muslim rulers or with the so-called Islamic countries is absolutely wrong.
Just a small information: 15 August 1947 was the last Friday of the month of Ramzan. Muslims of old Delhi not merely celebrated the event but also set up a unique tradition of "kite flying" as most of the USTAD PATAGBAAZ were Delhi'Muslims.
Nikah-Halal is an anti-Islam anti-women patriarchal practice and it must be banned. AIMPLB is not a representative body of the numerous Indian Muslim communities, who follow their own Islam(s)
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’oon.
Attack on innocent worshipers in mosques in New Zealand reflects the impact of online propaganda against Muslim communities and other marginalized groups in the world.
This is a COMMUNAL STATEMENT and by all standard may incite communal violence.
But
It's certainly...NOTHING WILL HAPPEN AGAINST HIM
Major Lapse of Our Ancestors That All Muslims Were Not Sent Back in 1947: Giriraj Singh
Q. Did Godse give up his Hindu identity?
A. No. He confessed and proudly said that he killed Gandhiji in the name of Hinduism.
Conclusion: There is NO difference between Baghdadi, Azhar and Godse. They kill innocent people in the name of religion.
@_YogendraYadav
PM asked in Wardha:"Is there a single instance in history when a Hindu committed an act of terror?"
@ikamalhaasan
has answered: Yes,his name is Nathuram Godse
What's wrong here? Wasn't it what we now call terror? Was he not Hindu?
What's the fuss about?
A silent anti-Muslim narrative is established by bollywood films in recent years. Fight between invaders, who happened to be Muslims and Hindu rulers are glamorised as if HINDU nationalism has to be reclaimed in present context to correct the hiatorical mistakes
Sir, thanks.
1. I have written extensively on CAA.
MADARSAS: DAV school, Delhi University and SOAS, University of London.
3. Thanks for calling me GAWAR. THIS IS THE BIGGEST COMPLIMENT BECAUSE IT LINKS ME TO REAL INDIA THAT RESIDES IN VILLAGES.
शाहीन बाग भारतीय संस्कृति की व्यापकता का नमूना बन चुका है...
जब टी एम कृष्णा अल्लाह मेघ दे गायें और कीर्तन, गुरबानी, हवन और अज़ान की आवाज़ से माहौल गूँजे;
जब मंच पर गांधी, आंबेडकर, आज़ाद, और भगत सिंह की तस्वीरें हो और चंद्रशेखर आज़ाद का आहवन हो...
तब भारत भारत बनता है, साहिब!
Modi's statement on inclusiveness is important.
We,as citizens, must ask the government to take concrete "policy actions" to ensure that those feel threatened may be reassured.
It's actually the responsibility of the STATE .
I argue in my book
#SiyasiMuslims
that to become a GOOD MUSLIMS one must have three qualifications: CULTURAL CAPITAL(upper caste/upper class), POLITICAL CORRECTNESS and ADHERENCE TO PARTY LINE.
Arif Muhammad Khan's appointment as Governor of Kerala confirms this.
@PenguinIndia
As a committed student of DAV I opted Sanskrit instead of English after 10th class.
My teacher -a trained Sanskrit Brahmin categorically told us that Sanskrit shouldn't be seen through the prism of any religion. The result was obvious: I got distinction in Sanskrit in 12th class!
संस्कृत को मुसलमान विद्वान नहीं पढ़ा सकता? उस देश-प्रदेश में, जहाँ फ़िराक़ गोरखपुरी जैसे हिंदू विद्वान ने कृत्रिम हिंदी की निंदा की, अंगरेज़ी के प्रोफ़ेसर रहे और जिन्होंने उर्दू में महानतम शायरी की। ... भाषा को धर्म से बांधने वाले से बड़ा सांप्रदायिक कोई न होगा।
This is called intellectual honesty. The report makes it clear that although Hindus do face discrimination in Pakistan, they do not always come to India just because of religious reasons.
Great job
@ravishndtv
@ndtv
Mr Kejriwal's tone suggests as if he wants Muslims to behave in a certain way collectively. It simply means that even the AAP cannot think of Muslims as NORMAL VOTERS
Journalistic Stories have three components:
1. Event/Issue
2 Contents of it
3. Representation of it.
He couldn't understand this and reduced it sensationalism.
So many sit-at-home ‘journalists’ and ‘pundits’ are busy suggesting stories we should be doing. Since you have such phenomenal expertise why don’t you make some real effort and do the exposes and reports yourself. Try turning punditry into tangible output for a change.
My study of Muslim representation in Rajya Sabha reveals that MUSLIM ELITES were accommodated by all parties including BJP. The Muslim representation in the House remains around 9% since 1952
This representation however hasn't have any significant impact on lives of Muslims
This is COMMUNALISM. There is no difference between this man and the Hindutva leaders who invoke anti-Muslim rhetoric for provoking Hindus.
Secular Constitution protect the interest of Jew and even an atheist to contest election.
Real face of Congress exposed :
Its habitual offender former Okhla MLA Asif Khan falsely calls
@AtishiAAP
a Jewi & says Muslims won't accept her. Shameless turncoat
@ArvinderLovely
who was till recently in BJP is sitting there. Here is the evidence :
This is called "Hate Speech" --not against any particular community but against the competent authority UPSC which conducts these exams.
It's anti national too because it destabilises the very foundations of the state
#सावधान
लोकतंत्र के सबसे महत्वपूर्ण स्तंभ कार्यपालिका के सबसे बड़े पदों पर मुस्लिम घुसपैठ का पर्दाफ़ाश.
#UPSC_Jihad
#नौकरशाही_जिहाद
देश को झकझोर देने वाली इस सीरीज़ का लगातार प्रसारण प्रतिदिन. शुक्रवार 28 अगस्त रात 8 बजे से सिर्फ सुदर्शन न्यूज़ पर.
@narendramodi
@RSSorg
My illiterate traditional mother-a devout Muslim-encouraged me to touch the feet of my Hindu teachers! May be it was her unspoken resolve to respond to the tussle of communal and violent identities
Remember this man--he is
@_YogendraYadav
.:the leading intellectual of democracy in the world...who has now decided to practice DEMOCRACY.....
SALUTE !!!
My mother, a proud practising Muslim (NOT A SECULARIST) had a firm belief that Janmashtami Day would always have rain around midnight because Lord Krishna was born at that moment.
Like Gandhi, I can also say that THIS IS MY HINDUISM that mother taught me.
#Janmashtami
Examining the everydayness of Muslims in contemporary India,
@Ahmed1Hilal
offers an evocative story of politics and Islam in India, which goes beyond the given narratives of Muslim victimhood and Islamic separation.
#SiyasiMuslims
रिंकू शर्मा के 'जय श्री राम' का नारा लगाने पर उनकी हत्या हुई। अगर भारत मे जय श्री राम का नारा बुलंद नहीं होगा तो क्या पाकिस्तान में होगा?
आज भाजपा के राज में हिन्दू-मुस्लिम-सिख कोई सुरक्षित नहीं है -
@raghav_chadha
Ramzan Mubarak. May Allah protect our beloved country from all Ravanas, Kans, Pharos, and Shaitans in this holy months. Empower us to imbibe the teachings of Prophet Muhammad, Lord Ram, Lord Krishna, Mahavir Swami Guru Nanakdev and Gautam Buddha.
Absolutely.
And
@_YogendraYadav
is the only leader who is offering an intellectual foundation to it.
His "Hind ka Iman"/"Bharat ka Swadhram" concept is very innovative, which establishes a link between NRC/CAA and growing economic crisis.
I salute
@UmarKhalidJNU
for his intellectual honesty and hardwork. The examiner's report responds to those BHAKTS who always ask for EVIDENCE
Why the Indian Taxpayer Should Be Happy to Pay for Citizen Scholar Umar Khalid via
@thewire_in
?lang=en
Anti CAA protests have exposed the intellectual poverty of the political class.
Opposition parties are clueless about it; non-BJP NDA parties are tamed completely; and the Congress is playing it's usual balancing game.
This struggle is led by PUBLIC for the sake of REPUBLIC
Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) envisaged an egalitarian society based on equality, freedom and dignity.
The ruling elite of Islam used this great figure to justify their inhuman practices in the name of Sharia.
Islam of Prophet Mohammed needs to be rescued!
POLITICAL class was HAPPY when
@_YogendraYadav
was merely THEORIZING THE DEMOCRACY.
This class is ANGRY now when he is actually PRACTISING his own THEORY OF DEMOCRACY
He is right.
"Sant" Ramdev represents the moral values of society. That's why he asserts his Santhood and says:
"खैर अरैस्ट तो उनका बाप भी नहीं कर सकता"
"खैर अरेस्ट तो उनका बाप भी
नहीं कर सकता स्वामी रामदेव को।"
सोशल मीडिया ट्रेंड्स और डॉक्टरों की तरफ से गिरफ्तारी की मांग पर ये रामदेव का बयान है।
महामारी कानून की मौजूदगी में ये सिर्फ बयान नहीं,वक्त और पैसे की ताकत का सबूत है। सब वक्त-वक्त की बात है।
होली हिन्दू मुसलमान नहीं...हिंदुस्तानी है।
मेरी नमाज़ और ईमान मुझे होली मनाने के लिए प्रेरित करते है क्योंकि....
ये त्योहार बुराई पर अच्छाई की जीत का सबक देता है और ये याद दिलाता है कि
ज़ुल्म सहना और ज़ुल्म करना दोनों गुनाह है।
My father Maulana Abdul Waheed Siddiqu taught me to participate in the festivities of my countrymen with love not for show of Secularism. For me this is part of my Iman. Hindus &Muslims like you will never understand what is real Deen or Dharma & what is genuine Secularism 🙏
1988, age 17. My first trip outside Delhi with friends to celebrate our 12th class result.
Went to Haridwar. I did not face any problem in offering Namaz during this journey. All temples where we went wholeheartedly facilitated Namaz.
This is the Indian I proudly belong to.
Ayodhya issue cannot be a 'Hindu-Muslim issue'--common Muslims and Hindus are not even recognised as stakeholders in this debate. They are the innocent 'people' who are divided and pitted against each other as enemies by the political class.
'Vande Matram" is not at all communal. Its a beautifully written song by Bankim. However, on the contrary, the politics of this song that began in colonial India continues to survive even now.
No boss. Vande Mataram is not communal. Raising it only when
@asadowaisi
takes oath has some thing to do with his religion. THAT is communal. Don't try and mix up issues.
Hindus are facing an unprecedented crisis. Their religious festivals are being appropriated; their identity is redefined as an intolerant group; their children are told to give up education and take arms.
As an admirer of Hindu philosophy and tolerance I feel sorry about it.
Gandhi's idea of "unity in diversity" is so simple to practice and so difficult to define.
This is why we Indians practice diversity without defining it.
This is what
@_YogendraYadav
calls India's SWADHARM
हिन्दी दिवस (1988 ) के अवसर पर डीएवी स्कूल दरिया गंज दिल्ली के कुछ छात्रों ने यह प्रण किया था कि भविष्य मे वे अपने हस्ताक्षर केवल हिन्दी मे ही करेंगे ताकि अपने राष्ट्र प्रेम और मातृ भाषा सम्मान को पूर्णरूपेण आत्मसात कर सकें । मैं उनमे से एक छात्र हूँ।
This form of police brutality against poor and marginalized people is very common. For Muslims it has become a "new normal."
Unfortunately, no political party is interested in it.
I salute your courage and determination
@khanumarfa
. The comment section shows the patriarchal corrupt mindset of our society that cannot think of person like you. Keep your good work.
Latest issue of Seminar EXPLORING MUSLIM INDIA edited by me. Will be online next week. I do hope it will generate a healthy debate on Muslim identity and politics
This article suffers from what I call 'problem of Muslim homogeneity'.
The author wants us to believe that more than 18 crore Muslims practice only one Islam and their everyday lives are always determined by religion alone.
A great moment for me.
@ParveenNazima
's first book CONTESTED HOMELANDS is out in the market.
This work reflects her intellectual labour and dedication with a remarkable originality. She finished this work in five years while looking after three growing children.
Salute.
Terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka must be condemned. How can these beasts justify the act of killing innocent people in the name of the "cause" they claim represent?
If BAPU is asked about the ongoing opposition to CAA/NRC and what should one do to be part of it....He would have said:
"Silent prayers" for protecting the values we cherish and to reclaim BHARAT KA SWADHARAM
Thanks
@_YogendraYadav
bhai for practicing this!!
I agree
@khanumarfa
.
For Bulleshah it was natural to celebrate Holi without giving up his interpretation of Islam. Therefore, "Holi"and "Bismillah" were not in contradiction.
क्यों न बुल्लेशाह के खिलाफ़ एक फ़तवा जारी किया जाये जिन्होंने कहा
नाम नबी की रतन चढी, बूँद पडी इल्लल्लाह
रंग-रंगीली उही खिलावे,जो सखी होवे फ़ना-फी-अल्लाह
होरी खेलूंगी कह कर बिस्मिल्लाह
अलस्तु बिरब्बिकुम पीतम बोले,सभ सखियाँ ने घूंघट खोले
क़ालू बला ही यूँकर बोले,ला-इलाहा-इल्लल्लाह
होली सिर्फ इसलिए नहीं मनाई जाती की मौसम बदला है
होली दरअसल मनाई जाती है ये याद करने के लिए कि.....
बुराई का अंत लाजिमी है और सच हमेशा विजयी होता है।
........ होली की हार्दिक शुभकामनायें।
Taliban regime has used a rigid version of Islam for legitimising its existence. Hence, it is very important to reject this interpretation of religion and replace it by a Islam that is committed to the ideal of social justice and collective human emancipation
I don't like to read the comment section because:
1. People react without reading the articles
2. Many times abuse me directly
3. Ask me to advise my COMMUNITY
I don't feel bad because we the teachers failed to generate the possibilities of a constructive public discourse.
Muslim areas never ever become a Muslim country. Instead they symbolise UNITY IN DIVERSITY. Your problem is TWO NATION THEORY. You want to have a Hindu Pakistan in India.
मैं लिखता हूँ, कि पढ़ा जाऊंगा
शब्द रचूंगा, गीत बनूँगा, हर राह सुनाया जाऊंगा।
हर बार जब कोई पूछेगा मेरे होने का सबब,
कुछ न कहूँगा, लिखूंगा..जवाब बन जाऊंगा।
मेरा इज़हार एक ग़ज़ल होगी, मेरा इनकार एक नज्म होगी
मैं जियूँगा, यूँ तो मरने के लिए, मौत के बाद, एक ख़त सा पढ़ा जाऊंगा।
SECULAR IGNORANCE!!!
This is an old argument made by Maulana Husain Ahmed Madani in 1940s.
Really surprised that
@ShashiTharoor
or Mr Raina don't even know about it.
WE MUST KNOW INDIAN INTELLECTUAL TRADITIONS BEFORE MAKING SUCH CLAIMS
Badri Raina raises an intriguing question: don't those whose flesh and bones are interred in the soil of India, to become part of its earth, have a greater claim to the matrubhumi than those whose ashes are poured into rivers that flow into the sea?
According to official estimates 30% of Indians do not have Rs 120 a day. While we have one of world's richest persons in India.
And
We're forced to discuss RELIGION
Ideologically Hindu Mahasabha is honest. They killed Gandhiji, so it's obvious for them to celebrate Godse.
Following Gandhiji, we must allow them to express their views.
However, we must oppose them in the realm of ideas because they believe in hate and violence.
Despite PM Modi condemning Pragya Thakur’s comment, calling Nathuram Godse a ‘deshbhakt’, Hindu Mahasabha is planning to celebrate his 110th birth anniversary.
#Bengaluru
हिंसा का धर्म नहीं होता। धर्म के नाम पर अधर्मी हमेशा हिंसा करके धर्म को बदनाम करते है।
यह हमारी ज़िम्मेदारी है कि हम ��ुंडे और बदमाशों को धर्म का तथाकथित रक्षक न बनने दें।
Schedule caste and Schedule Tribes are administrative categories in the constituional terma but UPPER CASTE is purely sociological which goes against the spirit of the Constitution
ISIS is the enemy of humanity. They are the real SHAITAN, which the Quran talk of. They are the adversaries of poor and marginalised communities; and above all, they are the beasts who want to create problems for common Muslims.
via
@economictimes
EID MUBARAK
Indian religious traditions tell us that the truth meaning of "celebration" is to recognise the "needs" of the "needy" and "poverty of the "poor".
May Allah bless our beloved country!
Innaillahiwainnailaihirojiun.
I always admired Swamiji for his courage and determination.
In a seminar in the mid-1990s I made a few critical remarks on his speech. After the meetings, Swamiji came to me and thanked me for being honest. NAMAN
Hindutva politics needs MUSLIM ESSENTIALISM to survive.
Muslim essentialism needs MUSLIM HOMOGENEITY to survive
Muslim homogeneity needs MUSLIM VICTIMHOOD to survive
Muslim victimhood needs HINDU RADICALISM to survive
Hindu radicalism needs HINDU VICTIMHOOD to survive
My paper: "The Contemporary Moment of Indian Democracy". I argue that the 'Hindutva Constitutionalism' is an important reference point to understand the nature of politics in contemporary India.
Jamiat Ulama doesn't represent Muslim communities. Hence, Mr Madani shouldn't behave like a SPOKESPERSON
Muslim opinions on Kashmir and NRC are well known. Mainland Muslim communities don't recognise these as Muslim issues.
Madani however wants to make them "communal"
I am in Europe for past four months. People here often ask me two very specific questions: do wr still have a "secular" India? And, is it safe for women to travel to your country?
I feel ashamed when they cite reports published in international media to justify such anxities
इसीलिए मैं कहती हूँ कि सबसे महत्ती ज़रूरत है एजुकेशन सिस्टम में बदलाव की। पढ़े लिखे गंवारों की बेवकूफी का आलम ये है कि एक चोर को हीरो बना रहे हैं सिर्फ इसलिए क्योंकि वो मुस्लिम है।। लॉजिक तेल लेने गया हुआ है।।
Muslim appeasement, Muslim vote bank and good/bad Muslims are the metaphor of Muslim politics. BJP ALSO USES THEM.
In 2004 BJP APPROACHED IMAM BUKHARI. HE SUPPORTED SMRITI IRANI AND ASKED MUSLIMS TO VOTE HER AND THE BJP.
I collected this pamphlet during my fieldwork.
I never shared such pictures in the past. But thought it's important now. It's a reminder to a few narrow minded people.
I feel proud to represent my INDIA.
OFFICIAL RECEPTION AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE, Berlin, GERMANY
Vinashkale vipritbudhhi. Please please...
1. This tweet goes against the Consitution of the BJP which says it respects "freedom of expression".
2. PLEASE read RSS's 1977 resolution which says the 'opposition by intellectuals' symbolises the spirit of national awakening
Q: Who are you?
A: I am
@Ram_Guha
( Ramachandra Guha).
#UrbanNaxals
who operate in a Dark World are completely unknown to the Common Man.
They make their presence felt through inciting violence & organizing protests at the behest of their Masters.
They are getting exposed now.
This is also a politics of appeasement.
There should be a principled distance religious activities and the state.
The state can certainly facilitate/celebrate any festival but it should not become a party to it.
Shahin Bagh protest has redefined the meanings of political protests.
It's led by "MUSLIM WOMEN"
who employ "GANDHI's" techniques
to protect and reclaim "AMBEDKAR's" Constitutionalism
to assert their INDIAN IDENTITY
‘Something’s happening here...
There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people WOMEN)speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind...”
And support.. over a lakh at Shaheen Bagh tonight...